Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Confirmed thefts attributed to the group include the 2016 hacking of the SWIFT payment system for Bangladesh Bank, which netted thieves $81 million; $6.1 million in August 2020 from a financial services company based in New York. billion from banks and other victims worldwide.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. The credentials are sold for an average of $15.43, the most expensive pairs relate to banking and financial services accounts, with an average price of nearly $71.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

Toyota has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor leaked 240GB of data stolen from its infrastructure on a cybercrime forum. Toyota disclosed a data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from its systems on a cybercrime forum, BleepingComputer reported.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued an alert to instant-quote websites, particularly car insurers, warning of a growing campaign to steal nonpublic information (NPI). The attackers captured the full, unredacted driver’s license numbers without going any further in the process and abandoned the quote.”.

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Financial Services Insurance Cybercrime Hacking 122

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Microsoft disrupted the ONNX phishing service, seizing 240 sites and naming an Egyptian man as the operator behind the operation. Microsoft announced the disruption of the ONNX phishing service, another success against cybercrime which led to the seizure of 240 sites. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Phishing Cybercrime Financial Services Media 72

Krebs on Security

APRIL 28, 2020

The request for the last four of the customer’s credit card number was consistent with my own testing, which relied upon on a caller ID spoofing service advertised in the cybercrime underground and aimed at a Citi account controlled by this author. A screen shot from an underground store selling CVV records. Click to enlarge.

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Scams Banking Accountability Financial Services 363

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers. Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten or Parisite, is now trying to monetize its efforts by selling access to some of the networks it has hacked to other hackers.

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Hacking VPN Advertising Government 128

Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2021

The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. The hack of the FTA server took place in March, but the hacker had access to the data of Morgan Stanley customers in May. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Hacking Banking Financial Services 130

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

At the time, cryptocurrency security firm Elliptic reported that this incident would be the eighth-largest crypto heist of all time, and the largest since the $477 million hack suffered by FTX, in November 2022. Elliptic also confirmed it has identified the wallets involved in the attack.

Cryptocurrency 62

Cryptocurrency Financial Services Accountability Hacking 62

Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

The Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is a group inside the Google’s security team that tracks operations conducted by nation-state actors and cybercrime groups. A first scaring trend reported by Google is the rising of hack-for-fire companies currently operating out of India. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hacking Advertising Healthcare Financial Services 110

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against several organizations over email account hacking. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced sanctions against eight entities belonging to three companies over email account hacking due to cybersecurity failures. Pierluigi Paganini.

Accountability 107

Accountability Hacking Financial Services Cybersecurity 107

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is an important achievement in the fight against cybercrime. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, CISA) The post Law enforcement operation seized Ragnar Locker group’s infrastructure appeared first on Security Affairs.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It may be the most complete picture we've ever had of North Korean hacking campaigns. The unsealed documents highlight a number of attack targets and motives in an effort to hack, digitally intrude, and defraud. The hacking indictment filed in the U.S. North Korean hacking methods and attack vectors. global targets.

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Hacking Cryptocurrency Computers and Electronics Banking 109

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“The government and the people of Papua New Guinea can be assured that the government financial services will continue as usual,” Pundari said. SecurityAffairs – hacking, cybercrime). The government was not able to pay cheques and ordinary operations were impacted. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

On Saturday, September 4, 2021, the ransomware gang added the bank to its leak site and published some screenshots as proof of the hack. “Pacific City Bank provides outstanding banking and financial services for businesses and consumers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware). Pierluigi Paganini.

Banking 136

Banking Ransomware Financial Services Hacking 136

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (..)

Data breaches 128

Data breaches Identity Theft Ransomware Hacking 128

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Researchers at Menlo Labs uncovered a malicious email campaign targeting employees of banks and financial services companies abusing Google Cloud Storage. Experts analyzed some malicious VBS scripts that were highly obfuscated and were likely created by one of the builder available in the cybercrime underground.

Financial Services 111

Financial Services Cybercrime Malware Advertising 111

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The recent cyber-attacks by an Iranian-backed cybercriminal group on a water utility in Aliquippa , Pennsylvania by targeting an Israeli-made SCADA system exemplify incidents teetering on the edge of cyberterrorism and cybercrime.

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Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks 137

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2024

The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident. Stolen data included corporate files and personal information Nissan refused to pay the ransom and the cybercrime group published the alleged stolen files.

Data breaches 129

Data breaches Identity Theft Financial Services Cybercrime 129

SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2021

The hacking group behind the infamous SolarWinds incident, Nobelium, is making headlines again. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center says it has observed new activity from the cybercrime group, mainly password spay and brute-force attacks.

Cybercrime 55

Cybercrime Financial Services Accountability Passwords 55

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The cybercrime group claims to have stolen 1 TB of data from the hospital and threatens to leak it. The network of Israel’s Mayanei Hayeshua was hacked in early August, the attack disabled the hospital’s administrative computer systems, but did not impact the operations of any medical equipment.

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Ransomware Financial Services Encryption Cybercrime 132

Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

Financial services company LoanDepot disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 LoanDepot is a financial services company that primarily operates as a mortgage lender. The company provides a range of mortgage and non-mortgage loan products and services. million individuals. million individuals.

Data breaches 133

Data breaches Financial Services Ransomware Encryption 133

Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2021

Finance is a decentralized lending protocol for individuals, institutions and protocols to access financial services. 1/4 @CreamFinance was exploited in (one hack tx: [link] ), leading to the gain of ~$18.8M SecurityAffairs – hacking, DeFi ). It promises earnings to users who are passively holding ETH or wBTC.

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Cryptocurrency Hacking Financial Services Marketing 134

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Related: Class-action lawsuits pile up in wake of NPD hack So what’s the connection? Online credit bureaus, like Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, often see an uptick in new users after breaches because consumers realize the potential risks to their financial well-being and identity. NPD reported the exposure of over 2.7

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Authentication Identity Theft Banking Data breaches 216

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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Ransomware Data breaches Hacking Financial Services 125

Webroot

APRIL 22, 2025

Chances are youve received at least one of these letters, which means you have been put at risk for identity theft and major financial losses. Data breaches occur when sensitive, protected, or confidential data is hacked or leaked from a company or organization. What are data breaches and how do they happen?

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Data breaches Identity Theft Passwords eCommerce 70

Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2020

Advantage and Argus seem to be the same company working under two different names, they offer funding and startup capital to business owners without access to traditional lending and financial services. SecurityAffairs – financial documents, cybercrime). The researchers discovered the unsecured database in December 2019.

Banking 142

Banking Advertising Financial Services Cybercrime 142

SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2021

The hacking group behind the infamous SolarWinds incident, Nobelium, is making headlines again. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center says it has observed new activity from the cybercrime group, mainly password spray and brute-force attacks.

Cybercrime 52

Cybercrime Financial Services Accountability Passwords 52

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The experts called it ‘prepositioning’ to analyze the response from financial organizations globally and the reaction of the market. LockBit specifically targeted ICBC Financial Services (ICBC FS), a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of the state-owned lender, which plays a critical role in the world of international finance.

Ransomware 138

Ransomware Banking Financial Services Marketing 138

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 17, 2020

Related: Defending botnet-driven business logic hacks APIs made possible the astounding cloud, mobile and IoT services we have today. A great example of this, Keil points out, is the Open Financial Exchange ( OFX , ) the data-stream format that enables wire transfers to be carried out across the Internet.

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Digital transformation Internet Internet Hacking 178

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Australian and New Zealand Nissan Corporation and Financial Services (“Nissan”) advises that its systems have been subject to a cyber incident. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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Ransomware Data breaches Financial Services Scams 141

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Of course, we’re interested from a cybercrime point of view. Cybercrime. Cybercrime in this report includes the creation and spread of malware, hacking to steal sensitive personal or industry data, denial of service attacks to cause financial and/or reputational damage, and other criminal activities.

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Cybercrime Encryption Cryptocurrency Advertising 113

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Resecurity’s HUNTER (HUMINT) unit spotted the BianLian , White Rabbit , and Mario ransomware gangs collaborating in a joint extortion campaign targeting publicly-traded financial services firms. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, ransomware)

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Ransomware Financial Services Cyber Attacks Passwords 137

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The vulnerabilities are exploited remotely through Microsoft Exchange’s Client Access Service (CAS) running on port 443 in IIS. The vulnerabilities were discovered by security Researcher Tsai orange from Devcore, the issues were awarded $ 200,000 during the April 2021 Pwn2Own hacking contest. — 0patch (@0patch) August 19, 2021.

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Ransomware Hacking Financial Services Encryption 143

SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

sectors that need to be on Russia's no-hack list. The FBI attributes the attack to DarkSide, a Russia-based cybercrime group. Biden says he gave Putin a list of 16 U.S. This list appears to follow a critical infrastructure list identified by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Hacking 98

Hacking Ransomware Media Internet 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The database belonging to the company was leaked on a cybercrime forum. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Optus). The authorities determined that data used in this criminal activity were from the 10,200 records stolen from the telecommunications giant last month. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches Scams Telecommunications Financial Services 98